Information about #DCA61E color

#DCA61E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCA61E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 166, 30) — 86.3% red, 65.1% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 21 / 75 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DCA61E presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Goldenrod (#DAA520). Nearby in the Register you will also find Galliano (#D8A723) and Urobilin (#E1AD21).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 166, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #DCA61E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DCA61E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCA61E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCA61E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCA61E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCA61E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCA61E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DCA61E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

#DCA61E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCA61E
  • RGB220, 166, 30
  • CMYK0, 21, 75, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 166, 30)
  • HSL43°, 76%, 49%
  • HSL Precise42.947°, 76%, 49.02%
  • HSV43°, 86%, 86%
  • HSB43°, 86%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.651, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.651, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.651, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDCA61E
  • DECIMAL ID14460446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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